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The Relationship Between the Damage and the Res...

Does the greater harm on the oud tree mean more or better resin? The answer is not intuitive: it is not a simple linear relationship, but rather a balance of...

Is the Worm What Makes the Oud? A Correction of...

Among the lovers of oud an old idea recurs, to the effect that a worm or an insect is what "makes" the oud inside the tree. And it is an...

The Role of the Fungi in Oud Formation: Between...

The fungi are associated with oud formation an old-in-mention association, but whether this is a main cause or a helping factor or an opportunistic presence is still a subject of...

The Role of the Wounds in the Formation of the ...

The wound is the first spark in oud formation. We address the types of the natural wounds (the breaking, the storms, the boring of the insects, and the harm of...

How Does the Oud Tree Defend Itself? The Biolog...

How does the oud tree defend itself? A look at oud formation from the angle of the defending tree: the harm provokes its biological mechanism, so it responds by secreting...

How Do Oud and Resin Form Inside the Tree? The ...

The specialized reference for the science of oud formation: how the healthy wood transforms into an oud saturated with resin as a defensive response to the wound and the injury,...